WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION - Praga 2008

BULLETIN II.

12 - 14/9/2008

WORLD STAMPEXHIB IT I ON

www.praga2008.cz

© PRAGA 2008

CONTACT

Organising Committee Praga 2008

Holečkova 10 CZ-225 07 Praha 5phone & fax: +420/257 313 149e-mail: [email protected]

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Mr.Přemysl Sobotka, Senate Chairman, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Mr.Pavel Bém, Mayor of the City of Prague

Mr.Vít Vaníček, Chairman of the Organising Committee of PRAGA 2008

PRAGA 2008 national commissioners

General regulations of the FIP for exhibitions (GREX)

Exhibition regulations (IREX)

AIJP meeting and philatelic literature in the Postal museum

Commemorative postmarks at PRAGA 2008

Salon of the Czech Youth

What new stamps will be for the World Exhibition

PRAGA 2008 official hotels

PRAGA 2008 pre & post-tours

Prague - Vienna tours

Information for philatelic dealers how to exhibit

Map of Prague

Useful websites

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The world of philately is a pleasant place for postal, geography and art enthusiasts. Some peoplepass through that world only briefly as an enchanted child, while for others, philately has beena lifelong companion and source of joy. In any case, philately is a worldwide phenomenon witha rich history.

During the past century, Prague has already seen this fact demonstrated because of thenumerous important international philatelic exhibitions held here. Although there is alreadya respectable tradition of international stamp exhibitions in our country, PRAGA 2008 is unique inthe fifteen-year history of the Czech Republic because the International Philatelic Federation hasgiven it the status of a World Exhibition.

The exhibition's varied program and the presentations of exhibits of collectors from over sixtycountries from America to New Zealand in the competition classes promise that the World StampExhibition PRAGA 2008 will be a major event not only for philatelists but also for the lay public.

Přemysl SobotkaSenate ChairmanParliament of the Czech Republic

Auspices of the Chairman of the Senateof the Parliament of the Czech Republic

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Auspices of the Mayor of Prague

Ladies and Gentlemen, fans of philately,

I am very honoured to be able to invite you to a truly magnificent event. Prague will be the hostof a world exhibition with the laconic title PRAGA 2008. Philatelists from around the world willwitness a rare conjunction of anniversaries. The first international stamp exhibition was heldfor the first time in Prague 70 years ago, and 90 years have passed since the issuing of the firstCzechoslovak stamp and since the founding of the Prague Postal Museum. When we add to thatthe 15 anniversary of the founding of the independent Czech Republic, which is being honouredby the holding of PRAGA 2008, we have an extraordinarily noteworthy event. I am very pleasedthat besides such real philatelic gems and rarities as samples from the Royal Philatelic Collectionof Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this collectors' exhibition will also be presenting a lovely stampissued on the occasion of the 650 th anniversary of Prague's treasure, one of the world's mostbeautiful landmarks, Charles Bridge.

As the mayor of Prague, almost every day I open an exhibition, congress or trade fair thatcontributes to the presentation of Prague. I believe that among such events, the exhibitionPRAGA 2008 will be a Blue Mauritius.

Pavel BémMayor of the City of Prague

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the issuing of Bulletin No. 2 of the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 indicates that thepreparation of this important event is already at a very advanced stage.

We extended the originally announced deadline for exhibit applications from 30 September 2007until 31 October 2007. This was done at the request of many national commissioners who were stillnotifying us at the end of September about even more collectors interested in presenting theirexhibits at PRAGA 2008. While we had enough applicants by the original deadline to fill theanticipated capacity of the exhibition, postponing of the deadline gave us a greater quantity oftruly high-quality exhibits to choose from, certainly raising the level of exhibition quality.

More than 60 FIP member countries showed interest in the exhibition, so we believe we will beable to offer visitors a wide range of exhibits with content covering the most varied territoriesfrom around the world. We are very pleased to be able to present both many new exhibits anda large number of exhibits that have been highly rated at past FIP exhibitions. This is shown bythe fact that approximately 60% of the applications in the classes of traditional philately andpostal history are eight-frame exhibits, meaning that those exhibits had to have won at leasta large vermeil medal at previous world exhibitions. We expect the situation to be less clear forone-frame exhibits, for which the rules for evaluation had not been made uniform until recently,with many exhibitors using them as an easier route to exhibit more difficult topics. In thisdirection, PRAGA 2008 will be among the first exhibitions doing evaluations using the newlyapproved rules.

As it turns out, PRAGA 2008 will witness a number of other experiments. During his working visitto Prague, Mr. Jos Wolff, a consultant of the exhibition and President of the FIP, expressed hissatisfaction with progress on preparing the exhibition, and at the same time he praised threeinteresting experiments to be offered at the exhibition. First and foremost is the limitation of theexhibition to three days, which may become the standard in the future because of the increasingcosts of such exhibitions. The FIP President also praised the rather original design of the exhibitionmedals, which are a combination of glass and the appropriate precious metal. He mentioned asa third experiment the simultaneous holding of a collector's fair not limited to philately.

We also regard the simultaneous presentation of the Internet exhibition EXPONET of trulyunique proportions as an important experiment. This will allow visitors to compare some exhibitsthat have already been presented electronically with their real appearance right at the ExhibitionGrounds. It will also allow them to return for another look in the quiet of their own homes longafter the exhibition is over. In some cases, it will be possible to compare showed exhibits with

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similar presentations of other exhibitors who have already put their work on the EXPONET virtualexhibition, but who are not participating directly at PRAGA 2008. Naturally, only those exhibitsthat are actually presented can participate in the competitions, but thanks to the EXPONET virtualexhibition, the range of the exhibition for visitors is nearly being doubled.

The organizing committee is convinced that we will be able to offer visitors a truly interestingshow of the top philatelic exhibits from around the world and that all of the auxiliary events andexperiments will also be of sufficient interest.

Vít VaníčekChairman of the OrganisingCommittee of PRAGA 2008

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Federación Argentina de EntitadesFilatelicas

Riglos 227, 5° pisoAR - C1424AFE Buenos Aires

E-mail:[email protected]

Mr. Héctor A. Lattanzio

ARGENTINA

PRAGA 2008NATIONAL COMMISSIONERS

Australian Philatelic Federation

PO Box 38WA 6941 MIRRABOOKA


Mr. Ross Wood

AUSTRALIA

Verband ÖsterreichischerPhilatelistenvereine

Davidgasse 24A - 1100 Wien


Mr. Miri Matejka

AUSTRIA

Fédération Royale des CerclesPhilatéliques de Belgique

Tramstraat 10B - 2300 Turnhout


Mr. Jozef Ghys

BELGIUM

Federación Filatelica Boliviana

P.O.Box 101Santa Cruz


Mrs. Martha V. de Peredo

BOLIVIA

GENERAL COMMISSIONER

Mr. Miroslav LanghammerHolečkova 10CZ - 225 07 Praha 5


CZECH REPUBLIC

Byelorussian Union of Philatelists

P. O. Box 344BY - 220013 Minsk-13


Mr. Pavel Chvedko

BELARUS

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All-China Philatelic Federation

JIA 3, Er Qi Ju Chang Road100045 BeijingCHINA


Mr. Liu Jiawei

Federación Filatélica Colombiana

Carrera 2 A No. 72-83Apartamento 101Bogotá


Mr. Manuel Arango E.

COLOMBIA

Associación Filatelica de Costa Rica

P. O. Box 8607-1000CR - San Jose


Mr. Abraham Gelber

COSTA RICA

Croatian Philatelic Federation

J. Pupačića 4HR - 10 090 Zagreb


Mr. Ivan Librić

CROATIA

The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada

707-3495 MountainH3G 2A5 Montreal, QC

E-mail:[email protected]@yahoo.com

Mr. John McEntyre

CANADA

Union des Philatélistes Bulgares

P. O. Box 662BG - 1000 Sofia


Mr. Dimiter Monev

BULGARIA

Federación Filatelica Cubana

Apartado 6147CU - 10600 Habana


Mr. Juan Carlos Fresquet

CUBA

Federaçao Brasileira de Filatelia

Rua Constante Ramos 34 ap. 901BR - 22051-010 Rio de Janeiro


Mr. Klerman Wanderley Lopes

BRASIL

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Suomen Filatelistiliitto

Runeberginkatu 4c B 28FI - 00100 Helsinki


Mr. Seppo Laaksonen

FINLAND

Fédération Française des Ass.Philatéliques

47, rue de MaubeugeF - 75009 Paris


Mr. Yves Tardy

FRANCE

Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V.

Tucholskyweg 5D - 55127 Mainz


Mr. Rainer von Scharpen

GERMANY

Association of British PhilatelicSocieties

Weltevreden, 7 Manor CroftGB - LS15 9BW Leeds

E-mail:[email protected]@talktalk.net

Mrs. Yvonne Wheatley

GREAT BRITAIN

Philatelic Society of Egypt

10 Kamal EL Taweel St.,Zamalek 11211Cairo


Mr. Ibrahim Shoukry

EGYPT

Union of Czech Philatelists

Holečkova 10CZ - 225 07 Praha 5CZECH REPUBLIC


Mr. Jaroslav Maleček

Danmarks Filatelist Forbund

Bistrupvej 53DK -3460 Birkerod


Mr. Lars Engelbrecht

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DENMARK

Cyprus Philatelic Society

P. O. Box 25373CY - 1309 Nicosia


Mr. Akis Christou

CYPRUS

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Israel Philatelic Federation

P.O. Box 34090836 Har-Adar


Mr. Menachem Lador

ISRAEL

Philatelic Congress of India

Suket 4 Floor, 29 BDongersi Cross LaneIN - Malabar Hills 400006 Mumbai


Mrs. Damayanti M. Pittieth

INDIA

The Hong Kong Philatelic Society

Apt. 6B, Lung Cheung Court21 Broadcast DriveHK - Kowloon


Mr. Wing-Yeu Chu

HONG KONG

National Federation of HungarianPhilatelists

Tábor u. 6/bH - 6722 Szeged


Mr. Pál Lippai

HUNGARY

Icelandic Philatelic Federation

Savangi 28IS - 220 Hafnarfirdi


Mr. Gunnar Rafn Einarsson

ICELAND

Federation of Philatelic Societiesof Ireland

24 Nutley AvenueDublin 4

Mr. Geoffrey McAuley

IRELAND

Federazione fra le Societa FilatelicheItaliane

Via Cavour 17IT - 10123 Torino


Mr. Giulio Filippo Bolaffi

ITALY

Hellenic Philatelic Society

19, Ethnikis Aminis Str.GR - 156 69 Papagou


Mr. Socrates Bosovitch

GREECE

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Union of Philatelists of Montenegro

Kamenari 185343 Bijela

E-mail:[email protected], [email protected]

Mr. Tomo Katuric

MONTENEGRO

Nederlandse Bond v. FilatelistenVerenigingen

Postbus 4034NL - 3502 HA Utrecht


Bondsbureau NBFV

NETHERLANDS

Federación Mexicana de Filatelia

Hidalgo 54 San Angel.MX - 01000 México D.F.


Mr. Enrique Trigueros

MEXICO

The Malta Philatelic Society

56 Triq Santa MarijaTarxien


Mr. John Cardona

MALTA

Union of the Philatelistsof Macedonia

ul. Nikola Vukmirovich 23/2MK - 1060 Skopje


Mr. Sinisha Pavlevski

MACEDONIA

Union of Lithuanian Philatelists

P.O.Box 370LT - 44006 Kaunas

Mr. Edmundas Liesis

LITHUANIA

Féd. des Sociétés Phil.du Grand-Duchéde Luxembourg

21a, rue des 7 ArpentsLU - 1139 Luxembourg


Ms. Andrée Trommer-Schiltz

LUXEMBOURG

Philatelic Federation of Japan

Den-en-chofu-honcho 51-3-202JP - Ota-ku 145-0072 Tokyo


Mr. Yasuki Ota

JAPAN

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Federaçao Portuguesa de Filatelia

Av. Almirante Reis 70 - 3° Esq.PT - 1150-020 Lisboa


Mr. António Borralho

PORTUGAL

Centro Filatelico del Paraguay

Pte. Franco 845 C/MONTEVIDEOP.O. Box: 457 Asuncion


Mr. Anthony Chytil

PARAGUAY

Philatelic Federation of Pakistan

House #8-BStreet Sunset Avenue, D.H.APhase: II Extension Karachi


Mr. Usman Ali Isani

PAKISTAN

Associación Filatelica Peruana

Casilla 2285Lima 100


PERU

Polski Zwiazek Filatelistów ZarzadGlówny

Zadumana 11 m.14PL - 02-206 Warszawa


Mr. Bartosz Sztyma

POLAND

Qatar Philatelic Club

Qatar Philatelic ClubP.O. Box 10933QA - Doha Qatar


Mr. Hussain R. Al - Ismail

QATAR

Norsk Filatelistforbund

Stubberudveien 12NO - 1786 Halden


Mr. Per M. Kindem

NORWAY

New Zealand Philatelic FederationInc.

P.O. Box 1338NZ - Whangarei


Mr. Don Richardson

NEW ZEALAND

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Federación Espanola de SociedadesFilatelicas

Plaza de Guipúzcoa, 9, 1°.ES - 20004 San Sebastián


Mr. Arturo Ferrer

SPAIN


Slovenian Philatelic Association

Stantetova ul. 6SI - 2000 Maribor

E-mail:[email protected]@triera.net

Mr. Bojan Bračič

SLOVENIA

Union of Philatelists of Slovakia

Za kasárňou 14SK - 831 03 Bratislava 3

Mr. Andrej Tekel

SLOVAKIA

Association of Singapore Philatelists

37 Mt Sinai Rise #06-01SG - 276956 Leighwoods


Mr. Kwok Hung Patrick Choy

SINGAPORE

Union of Pfilatelists of Serbia

Kursulina 7YU - 11000 Beograd


Mr. Zoran Stepanovic

SERBIA

The Union of Philatelists of Russia

12, Tverskaya str., bld. 2RU - 125009 SFR, Moscow


Mr. Alexey Borodin

RUSSIA

Romanian Philatelic Federation

Str. Boteanu no.6, Sector 1RO - 010027 Bucharest

Mr. Serban Dragusanu

ROMANIA

Philatelic Federation of Korea

319-32 Yongcheon-ri Okcheon-myeonYangpyeong-gun476-833 Gyeonggi Province


Mr. Jung Suk KIM

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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Fédération des Ass. Philatéliquesde Turquie

Etiler Arya Sitesi, C Blok D 10Besiktas Istanbul


Mr. Murat Hazinedaroglu

TURKEY

Association of Philatelists of Ukraine

POB 14079000 Lviv


Mr. Alexander Zharivsky

UKRAINE

Emirates Philatelic Association

P.O. Box 321Dubai


Mr. Faleh Mubarak Al Malagheeth

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

American Philatelic Society

P.O. Box 16208VA 22215-1208 Crystal CityU.S.A.


Mr. Darrell Ertzberger

Asociacion Filatelica de Caracas, A.C.

Ccs - 4010P.O. Box 025323 FL 33102-5323U.S.A. Miami


Mr. Pedro Meri

VENEZUELA

Philatelists Association of Thailand

6/3 Lard Prao 1 Lardyao, Chatuchak10900 Bangkok

Mr. Charnchai Karnasuta

THAILAND

Chinese Taipei Philatelic Federation

P.O.Box 5 TaiwanR.O.C. Penghu


Mr. Leu Syhy Rong

TAIWAN

Sveriges Filatelist-Forbund

Hjärnegatan 6 IIISE - 112 29 Stockholm


Mrs. Cajsa Ojakangas

SWEDEN

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GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE FIPFOR EXHIBITIONS (G R E X)

SECTION I GENERAL STIPULATIONSArticle 1 Exhibition Objectives

Article 2 Categories of Exhibitions

2.1 World Exhibitions

2.2 International Exhibitions:

2.3. Other Exhibitions:

Article 3 FIP Patronage, Auspices and Recognition

1.1 The FIP sees in philatelic exhibitions a suitable opportunity to further its aims, as set outin Article 5 of its Statutes:

to promote every aspect of philately world wide, to provide a forum where philatelists can meet in a friendly atmosphereto demonstrate the state of development of philately in all of its various fieldsto promote international exchange of the results of philatelic research, through literaturecompetitions and philatelic seminars to awaken the interest of philatelists in international competitions, and to demonstrate to the general public, in particular to the youth, the cultural and theeducational values of philately and its attractiveness as a hobby.

In accordance with Article 1 of these Regulations, the FIP promotes the following categoriesof philatelic exhibitions:

2.1.1 General World Exhibitions for all Exhibition Classes as set out in Article 5.7 and open to all. Members2.1.2 Specialised World Exhibitions restricted to one or several Exhibition Classes and open to all. Members.

2.2.1 General International Exhibitions for all Exhibition Classes restricted to continental or regionalparticipation of their Member Federations.

2.2.2 Specialised International Exhibitions restricted to one or several Exhibition Classes and tocontinental or regional participation of their Member Federations.

Other Exhibitions or Competitions of International interest recognised by the FIP Board.

3.1 By way of promotion, the FIP may grant the Members: Patronage for World Exhibitions (in accordance with Article 2.1) (hereafter referred to as "FIP WorldExhibition"). Auspices for International Exhibitions (in accordance with Article 2.2) (hereafter referred to as "FIPInternational Exhibitions").Recognition for other exhibitions or competitions recognised by the FIP (in accordancewith Article 2.3).

3.2 Should the FIP Member delegate to an independent organisation or to the Postal Administrationof the country, the whole or a portion of the organisation of an exhibition, the Member still remainsfully responsible to the FIP for ensuring that GREX and other regulations are followed.

3.3 FIP Patronage guarantees to the Exhibition Management the full support of FIP and the Members.It obliges the Exhibition Management to observe strictly the FIP Statutes, the General Regulationsof the FIP for Exhibitions (GREX), the General Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of CompetitiveExhibits (hereafter referred to as "GREV"), and the Special Regulations for Evaluation of Exhibitsfor Competitive Classes (hereafter referred to as "SREVs") as well as any supplementary rulesof the individual Exhibition Classes and other regulations. The FIP Board shall nominate a Consultantto advise and assist the Exhibition Management, in accordance with Section III.

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3.4 FIP Auspices guarantee to the Exhibition Management the support of FIP and the Members. It obligesthe Exhibition Management to observe the FIP Statutes, GREX, GREV, SREVs and other regulationsbut allows them latitude in all other aspects in connection with the exhibition. Any deviation, however,must be approved by the FIP Board. The FIP Board shall nominate a Consultant to advise and assistthe Exhibition Management, in accordance with the Section III.

3.5 FIP Recognition may be granted by the FIP Board to the Exhibition Management of other exhibitionsupon request for the further development of philately.

3.6 Applications for Patronage or Auspices of the FIP must be forwarded in writing to the FIP Secretariatin the form set forth in Article 47.2 of FIP Statutes.

3.7 The FIP Board may grant provisional Patronage, Auspices or Recognition to Exhibition Managementssubject to approval at the next Congress.

3.8 The Exhibition Management undertakes not to apply for nor to accept any other philatelic patronagebesides the Patronage of the FIP and its associated Continental Federations or such other organisationsas FIP may recognise.

3.9 The FIP Board, represented by the FIP Consultant, will execute a Contract with the Member and the Exhi-bition Management for the conduct of a philatelic exhibition under the Patronage or Auspices of the FIP.

3.10 For the technical and organisational control of an exhibition under the Patronage or Auspices of FIP,the Exhibition Management will draw up its own Individual Regulations (hereafter referred to as "IREX"),which must not conflict with GREX and must be approved by the FIP Consultant before publication.

3.10.1 Subsequent modifications to the IREX by the Exhibition Management require the written approvalof the FIP Consultant and must be advised immediately to all concerned (see Article 49.2 of GREX).

3.11 Subsequent modifications to the GREX following signature of the Contract shall not be bindingon the Exhibition Management but they shall attempt to observe them so far as may be practical.

3.12 Should the Exhibition Management not adhere to the obligations resulting from the grantingof Patronage or Auspices, the FIP Board has the right at any time to withdraw its Patronage orAuspices. In such an event Members will immediately be notified by the FIP Board. Awards of suchan exhibition will not be recognised by the FIP.

4.1 For all exhibitions under Article 3 a contract or agreement shall be signed between the MemberFederation, the Exhibition Management and FIP.

5.1 The following classes are admissible in FIP Exhibitions.5.2 Non-competitive classes (by invitation). The Exhibition Management may exclude any or all of these

classes. Court of Honour Official Class Jury Class Other non-competitive classes.

5.3 The Court of Honour includes exhibits of exceptional significance or interest.5.4 The Official Class includes exhibits:

from postal authorities from postal museums from postage stamp printers from postage stamp designers and engravers.

Article 4 Contract and Agreement

Article 5 Exhibition Classes

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5.5 The Jury Class includes exhibits from Jurors appointed for the exhibition.5.6 Other non-competitive classes incl. exhibits of special philatelic interest from philatelists and institutions.5.7 Competitive Classes FIP Championship Class (only FIP General World Exhibitions, see Article 6.1 below)

Class for Traditional Philately Class for Postal History Class for Postal Stationery Class for Aerophilately Class for Thematic Philately Class for Maximaphily Class for Philatelic Literature Class for Youth Philately Class for Revenue Class for Astrophilately

Any exhibit of special philatelic interest which cannot be properly assessed using the special regulations(SREV) of any given Class will be evaluated in accordance with the general principles of GREV Article 5by a panel to be appointed by the Jury Presidium.

5.8 Any class promoting philately and stamp collecting.

6.1 General FIP World Exhibitions should have an overall frame space of at least 2'500 m and a maximumof 4'500 m at their disposal for the Competitive Classes. Exceptions must be approved by the FIPBoard. The term one m shall be taken to refer to a single frame capable of taking 16 sheets.

6.2 Specialised FIP World Exhibitions and FIP International Exhibitions should have an overall spaceof 1'000 - 2'500 m for the Competitive Classes. Exceptions must be approved by the FIP Board.

6.3 Each exhibit in the Championship Class shall be allotted the same number of frames as exhibits whichhave received 85 or higher points. Championship Class exhibits may not request a lesser allocation.

6.4 In all other Competitive Classes (except Youth or Literature class) 5 m will be uniformly allotted to allaccepted exhibits that have received up to 84 points including first time exhibits. Similarly 8 m will beuniformly allotted to all accepted exhibits that have received 85 points or higher at a FIP Exhibition.First time exhibits which have received 85 or more points at a qualifying Continental Federationexhibition (see Art. 10.10) shall receive the same number of frames as those qualified by havingreceived 85 and more at a FIP exhibition.

6.5 Exhibits which qualify for the higher number of frames at an exhibition shall, if requested bythe exhibitor, be granted the increase for all exhibitions in the following calendar year. Once grantedthe exhibitor may not request a lesser number of frames.

6.6 The Exhibition Management decides on the allocation of the available frame space to the individualexhibition classes. The class for youth philately, if included, must be allocated at least 5% of theavailable frame space provided there are sufficient applications.

6.7 At every FIP World or International exhibition at least 20% of the exhibits should be in competitionfor the first time.

6.8 For the literature class, a reading area must be provided so that visitors may examine the exhibits.6.9 It is recommended that each Exhibition Class be shown as an entity in one part or area of the exhibition.

7.1 Exhibits in the FIP Championship Class and the other Competitive Classes (Article 5.7) are to be judgedaccording to uniform principles in all FIP exhibitions (Article 2). The principles are laid down in the GREVsand SREVs.

Article 6 Size of Exhibition

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Article 8 Awards and Recognition

Article 9 Eligibility for participation in the Championship Class

8.1 Non-competitive classes Non-competitive exhibitors should receive suitable recognition for theirexhibits from the Exhibition Management.

8.2 FIP Championship Class The only award in this class is the Grand Prix d'Honneur, a valuable objet d'art.Exhibits in the FIP Championship Class not receiving the Grand Prix d'Honneur will receive an objetd'art from the Exhibition Management.

8.3 Other Competitive Classesa) at General World Exhibitions

Grand Prix InternationalGrand Prix National

b) at Specialised World ExhibitionsGrand Prize of the Exhibition (Grand Prix d'Exposition)

c) at International ExhibitionsGrand Prize of the Exhibition (Grand Prix d'Exposition)

The Grand Prizes are valuable objets d'art. Details of the Competitive Class for which the Grand Prix National is awarded are contained

in the IREX. The exhibits in all other Competitive Classes are eligible for the Grand Prix International.Any exhibit may only receive the same Grand Prix once.

8.4 The following awards are available to the jury in the competitive classes Large gold medals Gold medals Large Vermeil medals (gold-plated silver) Vermeil medals (gold-plated silver) Large Silver medals Silver medalsSilver bronze / Large bronze medalsBronze medals

For the Youth Class medals may be awarded up to Large Vermeil level.All medals will be awarded together with an appropriate certificate.

8.5 The jury may, in addition to the medal awarded, express FIP Felicitations for those exhibitsdemonstrating outstanding philatelic research or originality. Felicitations may not be given to the sameexhibit twice unless a totally new aspect of research has been introduced. The award of Felicitationsshall be made by the Jury and acknowledged with a diploma from the FIP Board.

8.6 In addition to the Grand Prix (Article 8.3), the Exhibition Management may place special prizes at thedisposal of the Jury. These are awarded at the total discretion of the Jury to exhibits having received atleast 85 points (except Youth with at least 75 points) in appreciation of outstanding philatelic merit orexceptional material. These prizes shall not constitute an intermediate medal level. These special prizesshall be placed at the disposal of the jury without the imposition of conditions.

9.1 Participation in the FIP Championship Class is restricted to exhibits which have received 95 or morepoints in FIP World Exhibitions in any three separate years during the previous 10 years.

SECTION II CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION AT EXHIBITIONS UNDERTHE PATRONAGE OR AUSPICES OF THE FIP

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9.2 A Grand Prize counts as a qualifying medal, credit however may be taken for only one Large Gold Medal(min. 95 points) or one Grand Prize per year.

9.3 An exhibit enters the Championship Class on 1 January in the year following qualification.9.4 A list of qualified exhibits eligible for competition in the FIP Championship Class is prepared at the

end of each year by the FIP Board. A qualified exhibit can compete in the FIP Championship Class forany five calendar years of the exhibitor's choice within a span of ten years once it becomes eligible.

9.5 Once an exhibit is eligible for the FIP Championship Class, it may not be exhibited in any otherCompetitive Class at FIP Exhibitions. Material from the exhibit must not be used in another exhibit.Should the exhibitor wish to enter a substantially different exhibit, a small proportion of such material,but in no case more than 10% of the individual philatelic items in the qualified exhibit, may be includedwithin five years after conclusion of eligibility in this class. Abuse of this privilege will result in theexhibit being placed out of competition by the Jury.

9.6 On receiving the Grand Prix d'Honneur in the FIP Championship Class, or having completed eligibilityunder Article 9.4, an exhibit may only be shown out of competition by the same owner.

10.1 Participation in FIP World Exhibitions granted Patronage and International Exhibitions granted Auspicesis set out in Article 48 of the Statutes

10.2 The exhibit must have received a minimum of 75 points or equivalent award at a national levelexhibition within the proceeding ten years calculated from the date for submission of applications.

10.3 For Exhibits in the literature class no previous award is required. Books must have been publishedwithin the previous five years and all other entries in the literature class within the previous two years.The qualifying date being the 1 January in the year in which the Exhibition is being held.

10.4 For Exhibits in the Youth Class the qualification for Age Group A (13 to 15 years) is a national 70 pointsand for the Age Groups B (16 18 years) and C (19 to 21 years) a national 75 points. A former youthexhibit having obtained 85 or more points with an entry of five frames in Age Group C shall qualify toexhibit in the senior class.

10.5 If the qualification is attained in an Exhibition other than at the National Exhibition of his Membercountry, then the exhibitor must submit a certificate of recognition from his Member Federation.

10.6 Those Members who have not organised a national exhibition in the previous five years, may certify thequalification of the exhibit. Such Certificate must be signed by the President or Secretary General of theMember.

10.7 At a FIP International Exhibition, exhibitors from non-members may also participate as set out inArticle 48.2 of the Statutes.They must fulfil the qualification requirements of Articles 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5.

10.8 Exhibits previously not shown in National Exhibitions or which have not acquired the qualification asper Articles 10.3 to 10.7, may not participate in a FIP Exhibition.

10.9 It is recommended that the same levels of medals be adopted by all Members as stipulated inArticle 8.4.

10.10 A qualifying Continental Federation Exhibition shall be defined as one where all team leaders and aminimum of 80% of all jurors are FIP accredited. It must also have FIP Recognition.

11.1 Application for participation at a FIP Exhibition must be submitted through the Commissioner of thecountry where the applicant resides. Applications can also be submitted by residents of non-membersthrough the Commissioner of a Member to which they are associated.

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11.2 On application the exhibitor must sign a declaration of ownership of the exhibit and agree to accept allFIP regulations.

12.1 The Exhibition Management decides whether an application is to be accepted or rejected. No reasonneed be given for the rejection of an application. However, all applications for qualified exhibits receivedfor entry in the FIP Championship Class have to be accepted.

12.2 The Exhibition Management will strictly follow the allotment of frame space as provided underArticles 6.3 and 6.4.

13.1 The Decision on Acceptance or Rejection of Applications will be sent to the Exhibitor via the Commissioner.13.2 On acceptance the exhibitor shall pay the exhibition fees within the time set by the Exhibition

Management.13.3 When submitting the final acceptance the exhibitor must provide a photocopy of the introductory page

in one of the FIP languages, showing the concept of the exhibit. For the literature class the exhibitormust submit a translation of the title and technical details in one of the FIP languages.

14.1 Every exhibitor is required to abide by the GREX, GREV, SREVs, Supplementary Rules for the ExhibitionClasses, if any, and the IREX.

14.2 Any exhibitor who refuses a medal awarded by a Jury will be excluded from all FIP World orInternational Exhibitions for five years.

15.1 Each exhibitor may submit a maximum of two entries to an exhibition. In the case of family members,a maximum of four entries per family is permitted. If an exhibition is oversubscribed only one exhibit,or two for family members, may be accepted under this regulation. Entries in the FIP ChampionshipClass and the literature class are not subject to this limitation.

15.2 Jury members, senior consultants to the Jury, members of the Expert Group, the FIP Consultant andapprentice Jury members who are serving at that exhibition and their blood relations and relations bymarriage are not eligible to participate in any Competitive Class.

15.3 An exhibit which has been sold, transferred, or gifted by an exhibitor to one of his family members will betreated as a new exhibit and will have to meet all requirements afresh, particularly Articles 10 and 17.1.

15.4 For Youth exhibits a fee equivalent to the cost of one frame in the senior classes shall be charged on eachentry at FIP international exhibitions.

16.1 An exhibitor may enter his exhibit under a pseudonym. The Exhibition Management and the JuryPresidium must be notified of the true identity of the exhibitor.

17.1 With the exception of the literature class, every exhibitor must have owned his exhibit for a minimumof two years before being eligible to exhibit at a FIP Exhibition.

17.2 Every exhibitor will abstain from exhibiting material which does not conform to FIP regulations or tothe laws of the host country. Legal restrictions on the display of material shall be defined in IREX.

17.3 An exhibitor may direct attention to special items in the exhibit and to literature written by himrelevant to the exhibit. However, no statements of value are permitted. The title of the exhibit shallclearly state the content in a form understandable to visitors to the exhibition.

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Article 13 Confirmation of Acceptance

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17.4 The Jury must be provided with originals, or copies certified by the National Federation, of anycertificates relating to material in the exhibit. These should be placed in the back of the protectivecovers. Copies may also be given to the National Commissioner as advised in general guidelines.

17.5 Each exhibit sheet must be exhibited in protective covers. These must be capable of being opened bythe Expert Group. Individual items should not be in sealed containers.

18.1 The exhibitor is entitled to the following free of charge: two permanent admission tickets for the entire period of the exhibition an exhibition catalogue a copy of the jury report (Palmar s).

19.1 In the case of a breach of the provisions of Articles 11.2 and 14, an exhibitor may be disqualified fromthe exhibition.

19.2 In the event of an exhibitor failing to exhibit, without acceptable excuses, the FIP Board will bar the exhibitor from exhibitingin FIP exhibitions for two calendar yearshaving given false information in his application orexhibiting other than his registered exhibit, or in the case of the FIP Championship class theauthorised exhibit

the FIP Consultant will, after careful examination of the facts recommend measures to the FIP Boardthat may include temporary or permanent disqualification from further FIP Exhibitions.

19.3 An exhibitor who, once the jury is in session, attempts to influence the judging of any exhibit, eitherdirectly or through a Commissioner or other person, will be immediately disqualified and may bebanned from exhibiting at future FIP exhibitions.

20.1 The FIP Board shall nominate a Consultant for each of the FIP World or International Exhibitions. Sucha consultant shall be responsible directly to the FIP Board.

20.2 The Consultant is responsible for negotiating and signing the Contract between the FIP Board on theone part and the FIP Member and the Exhibition Management on the other (Article 3.9).

20.3 The Consultant will act in an advisory and co-ordinating role during the preparation for the exhibitionand ensure that the GREX and all other FIP regulations are adhered to.

20.4 The Consultant is in particular responsible for ensuring that suitable exhibition rooms and frames are available, the necessary security measures are taken for the exhibits, preparations have been made for customs formalities for the clearance of exhibits and tradeparticipants, the Commissioners perform their duties with a sense of responsibility and in observance of theapplicable regulations, the work of the jury at the exhibition is well prepared with regard to technical and organisationalaspects.

20.5 The Consultant may require the Exhibition Management to make alternative arrangements relative tothe provisions of Article 20.4.

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20.6 Any necessary travel and accommodation expenses as well as other expenses incurred by theConsultant, both before and after the exhibition, must be borne in full by the Exhibition Management.

20.7 The Consultant must receive an invitation from the Exhibition Management for the entire period of theexhibition. His travel and accommodation expenses are to be borne by the Exhibition Management. Hemust arrive two days before the exhibition opens and leave one day after it closes.

20.8 The name and address of the Consultant must be mentioned in all publicity brochures and in the exhibitioncatalogue, so that he may be reached at all times for questions arising in connection with the exhibition.

20.9 The Consultant shall not be a member of the jury except at specialised literature exhibitions.20.10 All correspondence between Exhibition Management, FIP Board and FIP Commissions shall be routed

through the FIP Consultant.

21.1 National Commissioners (hereafter referred to as "Commissioners") will be appointed for the purpose ofsupporting all FIP World or International Exhibitions in accordance with the Guidelines for the conduct ofNational Commissioners. The Exhibition Management will request Members to appoint a Commissionerin good time prior to the publication of the first publicity brochure for the exhibition. The ExhibitionManagement may suggest an individual as Commissioner. The appointment, however, is solely the affairof the Member. The FIP Board may reject the nomination of a Commissioner. The Consultant must havethe list for approval prior to any publication thereof. A Member may, subject to the consent of theConsultant and Exhibition Management, request the appointment of an additional Commissioner, butwithout any obligation to the Exhibition Management. If the Member wishes to appoint an apprenticeCommissioner this must be approved by the Consultant.

21.2 A Member whose Commissioner is hand carrying more than 2400 sheets (for 16 sheet frames), notincluding literature, has the right to request an additional Commissioner who would receive the sameprivileges as the national Commissioner.

21.3 Every Member has the right to entrust the Commissioner's duties, for its own country, to the Commissionerof another country, subject to the approval of and in co-ordination with the Member of that country.

21.4 Failure to appoint a Commissioner will be interpreted as the intention of the FIP Member not to appointa Commissioner for the exhibition in question. If no Commissioner is appointed then the NationalFederation shall act as Commissioner. If the Member declines to appoint the Federation as Commissionerno exhibits can be accepted from that Member.

22.1 Only Commissioners from Members and also from member National Federations affiliated to a ContinentalFederation, if the Exhibition is held in that continent, are to be appointed for FIP World Exhibitions.

22.2 Commissioners from non-members may be appointed to International Exhibitions with FIP Recognition.22.3 Commissioners who are responsible for 6 or more exhibits, excluding Literature exhibits, may not also

serve as Jurors.

23.1 The list of Commissioners shall be published in all publicity brochures and in the exhibition catalogue.

24.1 The Commissioner is solely responsible for maintaining contact with the Exhibition Management onbehalf of the exhibitors in the competitive classes. All correspondence between the exhibitors ofa country and the Exhibition Management, and vice versa, must be routed through the Commissioner.

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24.2 With regard to the non-competitive classes, the Commissioner must be informed about all invitationsfrom the Exhibition Management to exhibitors of his own country.

24.3 A Commissioner shall maintain constant contact with the Exhibition Management.24.4 The Commissioner must inform the Exhibition Management promptly if an exhibit is withdrawn.

25.1 The Commissioners are obliged: to publicise the exhibition among philatelists of their countries to accept applications for participation, to review the details contained therein, confirm that a draftintroductory sheet is attached and bearing in mind the stringent requirements with respect toqualification, to forward them to the Exhibition Management; they shall sign the application formconfirming that the details are correctto accept applications only from exhibitors who are within their jurisdiction in accordance withArticle 10.1, 21.3 and 22.1.

25.2 When a Commissioner is in attendance at an exhibition and receives the privileges provided underArticle 28, he is further obliged:

to accept full responsibility for the display of the exhibits and to check that they have been mountedcorrectly to attend all Commissioners meetings and to be ready to attend on the Expert Group if requested to be available at the exhibition during the duration of the judging to answer questions, should theneed ariseto be present at official activities (mounting, opening ceremony, judging, dismounting etc.) occurringduring his stay. to collect from the Exhibition Management, at such time as is determined by them,any awards, special prizes, etc. which are intended for their exhibitorsCommissioners are entitled to request that the above be sent to their home address.

25.3 Commissioners who fail to carry out the duties under Section IV shall be warned in writing with a copyto their Federation.

26.1 The Exhibition Management must allow the Commissioner to be present during the mounting anddismounting of the exhibits in his care. The Exhibition Management is to render to him any necessaryassistance.

26.2 Commissioners who transport their exhibits personally to the exhibition must be met at the nearestinternational airport or railway station. Assistance must also be rendered with customs formalities andin accompanying the Commissioners to the security area of the exhibition for receipt of exhibits. Thesame assistance is to be rendered when they personally return the exhibits to their home countries afterthey have been dismounted.

26.3 If a Commissioner is not leaving the country within two days following the end of an exhibition or ofCongress whichever is later the Exhibition Management shall, if requested, provide facilities for the safestorage of exhibits but at the Commissioner's cost.

27.1 The Commissioner must obtain a minimum number of accepted exhibits to be entitled to the privilegesset out in Article 28.1. This qualifying number of exhibits will be published annually by the FIP Boardand will apply to all exhibitions in the stated calendar year.

27.2 It is in the interest of the exhibitors that the Exhibition Management and the Commissioners reach a mutualagreement in advance on the number of frames that can be allotted to them to avoid embarrassment.

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27.3 The FIP Board will determine the qualifying number of exhibits for each Member. The minimum will notbe less than three, of which not more than one third may be in the youth class. Exhibits in theliterature class are not counted for this purpose. The criteria to be applied are shown in the Guidelinesfor the Conduct of Commissioners.

28.1 The Exhibition Management undertakes to provide the following in recognition of the work of theCommissioners who are qualified under Article 27.1:

a hotel room with bath or shower and breakfast for up to two persons, for the period of theexhibition as well as an agreed time for mounting and dismounting exhibits a suitable daily allowance for the length of actual stay at the exhibition. Per diems should be paidat the first meeting of the Commissioners.

28.2 All Commissioners are entitled to the following free of charge: two admission tickets for the entire length of the exhibition an exhibition catalogue a copy of the jury report (Palmar s); and two invitations to the Palmarès Banquet and to all official exhibition events, one for a family member.

28.3 A qualified Commissioner shall stay in the hotel provided by the Exhibition Management so thatcontact may be maintained. No reimbursement is provided if the Commissioner stays elsewhere.

29.1 The Exhibition Management shall provide a meeting room at the disposal of the Commissioners during theexhibition. The room shall be large enough for the formal meetings of the Commissioners to take place.

30.1 Should a Commissioner fail to discharge the responsibilities he has undertaken, he may be excludedfrom such a function at future exhibitions. This decision will be made by the FIP Board, after theCommissioner in question and his Member have been given opportunity to present their position withrespect to the breach of responsibility.

30.2 Should a Commissioner be prevented for personal reasons from carrying out his duties, his FIP Membermust make proper alternative arrangements so that all his country's exhibits can be present at theexhibition concerned. If a new Commissioner is appointed, he shall have all the rights and obligationsof a Commissioner as provided in Section IV.

31.1 For FIP World or International Exhibitions the Jury must be appointed from the FIP list of jurorsaccredited in accordance with the provisions set out in Guidelines for the Duties and Accreditation ofJurors in FIP World and Specialised Exhibitions. The list will placed at the disposal of the ExhibitionManagement.

31.2 The number of jury members for an exhibition is subject to agreement between the FIP Consultant andthe Exhibition Management. As a rule, one jury member should be appointed for not more than 100 mframe space. However, special requirements of individual competitive Classes shall also be taken intoconsideration.

31.3 The term Jury Member shall include Senior Consultants, Apprentice Jurors and Expert Group Membersexcept where specifically mentioned.

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31.4 The Exhibition Management appoints up to 25% of the jury members from the accredited Jurors of itsown National Federation, in accordance with Article 31.1. Should the Member not have sufficientaccredited jurors, the Exhibition Management and the FIP Consultant will agree from which Membersadditional accredited jurors may be drawn to fill their quota. The Exhibition Management must firstobtain approval from the Members from whom additional accredited jurors are to be drawn before suchadditional accredited jurors may be invited.

31.5 The FIP Board appoints up to 25% of the members of the jury from the list of accredited jurors. Theyshall be shown as FIP appointees in exhibition publications. Such appointees are normally team leadersor other senior members of the Jury.

31.6 The Exhibition Management shall appoint the balance of the jury members from the list of accreditedjurors submitted by Members. Each Member shall have the right to nominate up to three jurors indifferent disciplines on the request of the Exhibition Management. If possible, the selected jury membersshould come from those countries which are represented by the greatest number of exhibits. A maximumof two jury members (senior consultants and FIP quota jurors not included) with different specialisedknowledge may be appointed from each Member. A jury member may not also serve as Commissionersave as provided under Article 22.3.

31.7 The Exhibition Management may appoint up to three senior consultants to the jury from the list ofaccredited jurors.

32.1 The President of the FIP automatically serves on each jury as Honorary President. The Presidentparticipates in the jury with the same rights and obligations as the other jury members, and inparticular ensures that the relevant FIP regulations are properly observed. Should the President of theFIP be unable to participate, a member of the FIP Board shall serve as Honorary President.

32.2 The FIP Board, in consultation with the Exhibition Management and FIP Consultant shall appoint theSecretary to the Jury. Such appointment shall be made up to two years and not less than 18 monthsprior to the exhibition.

32.3 The procedure for appointment of Jury members will be as follows:the Exhibition Management will ask for nominations of a short list of accredited jurors inaccordance with Article 31.6; FIP Board Members and Commission Chairmen should not benominated, they will always be nominees for the FIP quotathe Exhibition Management will then prepare out of the above lists a tentative composition ofthe jurythe FIP Consultant, in consultation with the Exhibition Management shall ensure that there aresufficient qualified team leaders on the jury and also that at least 10% of the jurors are recentlyqualified. He will also indicate which jurors should be selected as FIP nominees.

32.4 Nomination of Jury members by the Exhibition Management should be submitted to the FIP Boardthrough the FIP Consultant at least 12 months before the exhibition. The approved list of jury membersshall be agreed and invitations sent out at least 6 months before the exhibition, but not before approvalby the FIP Board. A copy of the letter of invitation must be sent to the FIP Members concerned.

32.5 All appointments of jury members to a FIP exhibition must be confirmed by the FIP Board.

33.1 The FIP Board will select apprentices out of the nominations sent to them by Members in consultationwith the FIP Consultant and the Exhibition Management. One Jury apprentice may be attached to eachjudging class.

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Article 34 Organisation of Jury Work

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Article 38 Election of the Jury President and Jury Presidium

34.1 To facilitate the work of the jury and the Expert Group, the Exhibition Management will provide accessto the exhibition outside the normal opening times as may be required.

34.2 The Exhibition Management shall place the following at the disposal of the jury for the performance ofits duties:

a separate room not accessible to the general public, an adjoining room for the jury secretariat, the necessary office equipment including computing and photocopying equipment. The computershould be capable of running the FIP Exhibition Computer software program.

34.3 A separate room and equipment shall be provided to facilitate the work of the Expert Group. Theminimum equipment to be provided shall be determined by the President of the Forgeries Commissionand shall be advised to the Exhibition Management by the Consultant.

35.1 The Exhibition Management shall provide each jury member with the following at no charge: two admission tickets for the entire period of the exhibition, one of them for a family member; prior to the beginning of jury work, at least two exhibition catalogues; two copies of the jury report (Palmar s), and two invitations to the Palmarès Banquet and to all official exhibition events, one of them for afamily member.

36.1 Jury members are entitled to reimbursement of all travelling expenses to and from their place ofresidence and the exhibition site. The members shall decide themselves whether they wish to travel byrail (1st class) or by air (cheapest fare). An apprentice juror is not entitled to such reimbursement.

36.2 The Exhibition Management shall provide each jury member with a hotel room with bath or shower andbreakfast for up to two persons, from one day prior to the opening of the exhibition until the end of theexhibition. Special provisions shall be made for the literature jurors if they are required to arrive early.

36.3 The Exhibition Management shall pay an appropriate sum for daily expenses for the period of actualnumber of days present; such payment should be made at the first formal session of the jury. Anapprentice juror is not entitled to such reimbursement.

36.4 Jury members shall stay in the hotel provided for them by the Exhibition Management. If they wish tostay elsewhere, they will not be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of accommodation.

36.5 The jury shall be provided with working lunches while they are in session.

37.1 The jury shall meet in closed sessions. Its decisions are final. Appeals against downgrading for reasonsstated in 46.3 shall be allowed provided they are made in the form approved by the FIP Board.

37.2 The work of the jury is confidential and all members of the jury are required to respect this during andsubsequent to the judging. The results of the judging are to be kept secret until they are announced bythe Exhibition Management.

37.3 In the event of a breach of Article 37.2, the FIP Board may immediately suspend the offender fromoffice and/or decide to bar him from the jury of future FIP Exhibitions.

38.1 The President of the Jury shall be proposed by the Exhibition Management in consultation with the FIPConsultant. The Jury President must not hold a key post in the general management of the exhibition.However, the Jury President must be accredited and possess the appropriate jury experience.

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38.2 At the onset of their work, the jury members confirm the nomination of the President of the jury, up tothree vice-presidents, and the Secretary of the jury. These elected members, together with the Presidentof the FIP or his Deputy, form the Jury Presidium.

39.1 The Secretary of the Jury in consultation with the FIP Consultant shall allocate the task of judging toteams of at least three jury members, chosen to reflect their specialised knowledge. The FIP Consultantwill nominate the team leaders in consultation with the FIP Board and will determine the number ofexhibits to be judged by each team. This also applies to the distribution of jury apprentices to teams.

40.1 In the event of the death of an exhibitor, his exhibit will be judged unless it is withdrawn by theexhibitor's representative.

40.2 The jury has the authority to transfer an exhibit from one class to another if it considers it is justified,unless the exhibitor confirmed by his Commissioner has requested in writing on the entry form that itbe judged in the class specified by the exhibitor.

40.3 Arrangements for the judging of exhibits in an Open class are the responsibility of the ExhibitionManagement. The regulations shall be given in the IREX.

41.1 The jury is not obliged to make an award of the same level that an exhibit received in an earlierexhibition.

41.2 The jury is not permitted to combine various exhibits from one exhibitor for the purpose of judging.Each exhibit accepted by the Exhibition Management must be separately judged. This does not apply toexhibits in the literature class.

42.1 Each jury team makes the final decision on the award of medals up to and including 89 points providedother members of the jury raise no objection.

42.2 Proposals of the jury teams for all Gold Medals, as well as objections according to Article 42.1, shall besubmitted to the full jury for deliberation.

42.3 Decisions of the full jury are carried by highest number of votes. In the event of a tie, the vote of theJury President is decisive.

42.4 Apprentice jurors and members of the Expert Group have no voting rights

43.1 The jury presidium shall select those exhibits which may be considered for the award of the Grand Prixd'Honneur of the FIP Championship Class. All jury members have the right to propose additionalcandidates.

43.2 The award of the Grand Prix d'Honneur of the FIP Championship Class shall be carried out by secretballot of the full jury. In the event of tie, the vote of the President of the Jury is decisive.

43.3 The candidates for the Grand Prix d'Honneur and the other Grand Prizes shall be announcedimmediately on completion of jury work.

44.1 For the award of Grand Prizes for other Competitive Classes, the jury groups shall propose exhibits thatreceived at least 96 points.

44.2 The award of a Grand Prize shall be carried out by secret ballot of the full jury. In the event of a tie, thevote of the President of the Jury is decisive.

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Article 45 Exhibition Certificates

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Article 47 General Responsibilities of the Exhibition Management

Article 48 Information from the Exhibition Management

Article 49 Content of Publicity Brochures and the Catalogue

45.1 The exhibition certificates shall be signed by the President of the Jury and the President of theExhibition Management

46.1 A panel of experts approved by the FIP Consultant shall examine at least 1% of exhibits and all exhibitsin the Championship Class for fakes, forgeries and other contravention. They shall also inspect suchother exhibits as are reported by the jury teams to contain possible faked or forged material. They shallsubmit their report to the Jury Presidium.

46.2 At the request of the Expert Group, the Exhibition Management must remove exhibits or parts thereoffrom the frames so that they may be subjected to close expert investigation. The Commissionersresponsible for the exhibits shall be invited to be present when the frames are opened, if they areattending the exhibition.

46.3 Should an exhibit be determined to contain faked, forged, repaired or wrongly identified items whichare not clearly marked as such, the exhibit shall be downgraded as determined by the Presidium andapproved by the jury. If an exhibit contains many faked, forged or repaired items which are not markedas such, the exhibit may be put out of competition. In all cases where the exhibit has beendowngraded, the exhibitor, National Commissioner and the national Federation shall be duly informedby the President of the Forgeries Commission.

46.4 Exhibitors whose frames have been opened to inspect material and who have been required to providecertificates before material is shown again shall likewise be advised.

47.1 The Exhibition Management of a FIP exhibition is obliged to strictly observe the FIP Statutes, GREX andall other regulations.

48.1 The Exhibition Management of all FIP exhibitions are obliged to provide the FIP Board, the FIPConsultant, the FIP Commissions, the Commissioners, the Jury Members and the exhibitors with promptand comprehensive information on all important matters concerning the exhibition.

49.1 The first publicity brochure of each FIP exhibition must contain: GREX IREX a list of Commissioners with their addresses (incl. Tel., Fax and e-mail) the name and address of the FIP Consultant, (incl. Tel., Fax and e-mail) details of fees charged for each display frame he uniform number of frames to be allotted as per Articles 6.3 and 6.4., and regulations for the

Youth, Literature and Open Classdetails on the size of the display framesinsurance conditions for the exhibition.

49.2 The following must be published in subsequent publicity material The name and addresses of Commissioners, (incl. Tel., Fax and e-mail) the name and address of the FIP Consultant, (incl. Tel., Fax and e-mail)

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customs and currency regulations applicable for the exhibition regulations for entering and leaving the country any amendments to the IREX.

50.1 The Exhibition Management is responsible for all aspects of security.50.2 The Exhibition Management shall take out adequate third party insurance50.3 The insurance and transport costs of all invited exhibits are the responsibility of the Exhibition

Management.

51.1 The exhibitors will bear the charges for sending the exhibits to the host country but any charges in thehost country are to be borne by the Exhibition Management. The Exhibition Management shall returnall exhibits at its own expense and by the same manner of transportation (including sending theexhibits as valuable cargo) as the Exhibitor or Commissioner submitted them unless an alternativemethod has been requested and agreed in advance.

51.2 If the exhibit is returned by insured post, the Exhibition Management is liable only to the maximumcover permitted by the Postal Authorities.

51.3 Excess baggage allowance for return of hand carried exhibits shall be determined by the weight of theincoming exhibits plus a minimum of 10% for catalogues, prizes and medals if carried by theCommissioner.

51.4 Exhibitors are required to insure their exhibits from despatch from their possession to return to them.The Federation must ensure that this has been effected.

52.1 The contribution for Patronage or Auspices is set by the FIP Congress (Article 47.4 of Statutes) and agreedin the Contract with the FIP Board (Article 20.2 of GREX). The fee for Recognition is set by FIP Congress.

52.2 The contribution for Patronage or Auspices will be paid as specified in the Contract, and the fee forRecognition as provided in the letter of agreement.

52.3 If for any reason whatsoever no exhibition is held, the initial and any stage payments made are forfeited.

53.1 The FIP own software for the management of World and International Exhibitions. Such software shallbe available for use by the Exhibition Management of exhibitions granted Patronage, Auspices orRecognition at no cost.

53.2 Use of the software is subject to specific conditions which will be set out in the Contract between theExhibition Management and FIP. The software remains the exclusive property of FIP and may not bedownloaded or copied other than authorised by FIP.

54.1 At the end of the exhibition, the Exhibition Management shall submit without charge two copies of allexhibition publications to the FIP Secretariat, including publicity brochures, exhibition catalogues, andthe jury report (Palmar s).

54.2 Copies of all Bulletins, catalogues, Palmar s and other promotional material shall be sent to FIP Boardmembers and Commission Chairmen when published.

55.1 The Exhibition Management of a FIP World or International Exhibition where no FIP Congress is heldmay be requested to organise a meeting of the FIP Board. In this case, the Exhibition Management

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shall provide appropriate conference rooms and is responsible for the travel and accommodationexpenses (equivalent to those provided under Article 35 and 36 of GREX) of any Board member notalready qualified and the Secretary General of FIP, except that the hotel room and daily expenseallowance shall be limited to five nights for the Secretary General and three nights for Board members.

56.1 The Secretary General of FIP shall act as Consultant for preparation of the bi-annual FIP Congress. TheSecretary General may delegate some of the duties to the FIP Consultant where Congress is being heldin conjunction with a FIP exhibition.

56.2 The organisers of a FIP Congress are responsible for the technical and organisational preparations andholding of the Congress. They are obliged to:

provide suitable rooms for the Congress, for meetings of the FIP Board and for meetings of theFIP Philatelic Commissions; organise simultaneous translation in English, German, French and Spanish and tape-recording ofthe plenary meeting of Congress; establish a Congress secretariat with multi-lingual secretaries and necessary office equipment.

56.3 The organisers of a FIP Congress are responsible for the travel and accommodation expenses(equivalent to those provided under Article 35 and 36 of GREX) of:

the FIP Board; the Secretary General; the Chairmen of the Commissions and Sections; and Consultants (appointed under Article 39 of Statutes).

56.4 Upon conclusion of the Congress, the proceedings of the Congress shall be published by the organisersin the languages as set forth in Article 56.2, after approval by the FIP Board, The number of copies tobe printed will be agreed with the FIP Secretary General. Copies of the proceedings will be posted to allMembers, the FIP Board, the Chairmen of the Commissions and Sections, the FIP Secretariat and to theinvited members as defined in Article 19.2 and 19.3 of Statutes.

57.1 In the event of any discrepancies in the text arising from translation, the English text shall prevail.

58.1 Matters not covered by the GREX will be determined by the FIP Board and if relevant ratified by thenext Congress.

58.2 Exceptions to the provisions of the GREX may only be made by the FIP Board.

59.1 The above General Regulations of the FIP for Exhibitions were approved at the 66 FIP Congress onOctober 14, 2000 at Madrid. They take effect immediately following closure of Congress.

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EXHIBITION - IREXREGULATIONS

The World Exhibition of Postage Stamps PRAGA 2008 is held under the patronage of the InternationalPhilatelic Federation (FIP), as was confirmed at the 69 FIP Congress held on 13 October 2006 in Malaga (Spain).The exhibition will take place within the framework of celebrations of the 90 anniversary of the issuing of the firstCzechoslovak stamps, the 90 anniversary of the founding of the Postal Museum, the 15 anniversary of thefounding of the Czech Republic and the issuing of its first postage stamps. It is tying in with the many years oftradition of PRAGA international exhibitions, and it is held in support of the development of friendly relations withphilatelists from around the world and for the amplification of interest in and knowledge about Czech history andculture.

The presenter of the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 is the board of management of Czech Post (âeskápo‰ta, s.p.) in cooperation with the Union of Czech Philatelists (hereinafter the “SâF”) and with the participation ofthe company Progres Partners Advertising, s. r. o. During its preparation and presentation, the exhibition will berepresented by the coordinating committee and organising committee (hereinafter the “OV”), which have finaldecision-making authority.

The exhibition will be held in the Palace of Industry at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Prague - Hole‰ovice(170 90 Prague 7 - Hole‰ovice). The philatelic literature class will be in the Postal Museum in Prague (Nové Mlyny 2,110 00, Prague 1). The exhibition is open to the public from Friday 12 September 2008 until Sunday 14 September2008. On Friday and Saturday the hours are 10 am to 6 pm and on Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. The exhibition willbe held simultaneously with the 11th Annual Collector Trade Fair for Stamps, Coins, Telephone Cards and Minerals.

The World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 will follow the following rules:a) General Regulations of the International Philatelic Federation for Exhibitions (FIP-GREX),b) General Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits (FIP GREV),c) Special Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits (SREV) and relevant FIP directives,d) this exhibition proposal for the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 - IREX.

Exhibitors from the countries of FIP member organizations may enter exhibits in competition classes. The OVof the exhibition has the authority to issue invitations for the entry of exhibits in non-competition classes.

In accordance with the General Regulations of the International Philatelic Federation for Exhibitions (FIP-GREX),the exhibition shall be open to the following exhibition classes:

A 1. Official classA 2. Class for invited exhibits (as invited by the OV)

B 1. Class of traditional philatelyB 1a. Territory of the Czech Republic or the former CzechoslovakiaB 1b. EuropeB 1c. Other countries around the world

1. Name and goals of the exhibition

2. Presenter of the exhibition

3. Venue and date of event

4. Organizational principles and rules

5. Competition classes

A. NON-COMPETITION CLASSES:

B. COMPETITION CLASSES:

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B 2. Class of postal historyB 2a. Territory of the Czech Republic or the former CzechoslovakiaB 2b. EuropeB 2c. Other countries around the world

B 3. Class of philatelic literatureB 3a. Books and studies issued since 1 January 2003B 3b. Philatelic magazines, newsletters (periodicals) issued since 1 January 2005B 3c. Catalogues issued since 1 January 2005B 3d. Electronic media (issued within the deadlines established under B 3a. through B 3c.)

B 4. Class of one-frame exhibits

6.1 A prerequisite for participation is completion of the application form issued by the exhibition's OV.Exhibitors shall complete all required portions as indicated on the form. The application shall be confirmedby the appropriate national commissioner. If a national commissioner has not been appointed, theapplication shall be confirmed by the appropriate national philatelic union. By confirmation of anapplication the national commissioner or the relevant national philatelic union guarantees that statedqualifications have been verified. Interested parties may request an application form by writing to theaddress of their national commissioner or national philatelic union.

6.2. Application forms with copies of introductory sheets (plans) for entered exhibits must be sent by foreignnational commissioners or philatelic unions by mail to the address of the OV no later than by 30 Sept. 2007.By the same deadline, exhibitors from the Czech Republic must send application forms with copies ofintroductory sheets (plans) of exhibits to the national commissioner of the Union of Czech Philatelists (SâF).

6.3. Only those exhibits which have appropriate verified qualifications pursuant to paragraph 7 and exhibitsinvited to enter non-competition classes may be accepted by the exhibition. The OV shall report its decisionson acceptance or rejection of exhibits to the national commissioners or national philatelic unions in writingby 31 March 2008.

6.4. After receiving a decision on acceptance of exhibits, the national commissioners shall send confirmation tothe exhibition's OV no later than by 31 May 2008 about whether their exhibitors will be presenting theirexhibits.

6.5. An exhibitor has the right to present exhibits under a pseudonym. The OV and jury, however, must knowthe name of the exhibitor. In competition classes, one competitor may enter a maximum of two exhibits(an exception is for the class of philatelic literature).

7.1. A prerequisite for participation of exhibits in competition classes B 1 and B 2 is the earning of evaluationsof at least 75 points at national and international exhibitions in 1998 - 2007.

7.2. There are no required qualifications for participation of a philatelic literature exhibit in competition class B 3.Exhibits in this class may be presented by individuals or legal entities from FIP member countries that are notmembers of philately unions.

7.3. The prerequisite for participation of a one-frame exhibition in class B 4 is the earning of evaluations of atleast 75 points at national and international exhibitions during the years 1998 - 2007. A one-frame exhibitconsists of the developed presentation of a narrow subject fitting in its entirety on only one exhibition frame(16 sheets). A narrow subject is considered to be an issue or theme, the handling of which would be difficult

6. Conditions of participation

7. Qualifying conditions for competition exhibits

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Accepted exhibits sent by mail must be sent so that they are delivered to the exhibition committee of the OVat the latest by 5 September 2008. The national commissioners may turn over exhibitions in person in accordancewith the instructions sent in advance to national commissioners on 10 September 2008 directly in the exhibitionvenues. Philatelic literature exhibits (class B 3) must be delivered to the OV by 30 June 2008. After the end of theexhibition, exhibits will be handed over to the national commissioners on the days 14 and 15 September 2008 inaccordance with a schedule established in advance.

Mounting, dismouting or exchanging of exhibits during the exhibition will not be possible.

The OV shall secure paper envelopes for album sheets (one envelope for each frame consisting of 16 sheets)and shall send then in advance to exhibitors (except for class B 3). Exhibitors shall place album lists for individualframes in the envelopes. The exhibitor shall secure its own transport packaging for the entire exhibit.

We recommend that exhibitors effect appropriate insurance coverage for their exhibits during transport toand from the exhibition. The OV is not responsible for that insurance, and all costs for such insurance are to thedebit of and are the responsibility of the exhibitor. The OV is not liable for the loss of an exhibition or of any partthereof during transport, regardless of how it occurred. From the moment of the receipt of an exhibit by anauthorized OV member until the moment of its turnover to the national commissioner or for dispatch by mail, theOV shall secure appropriate security and insurance coverage.

Foreign exhibits sent by mail or transported in person should be accompanied by a duly issued andcompleted ATA Carnet in accordance with valid international and Czech customs regulations. If an ATA Carnet isnot used, an exhibition must be accompanied by national customs documents of the exporting country. Thenational commissioner must inform the OV about this in advance.

Neither the exhibition's OV, Union of Czech Philatelists, âeská po‰ta, Progres Partners Advertising, nationalcommissioners, jury members, organising committee members nor their co-workers are liable for any damages,losses or any other harm to exhibits or property. If such a case should arise, it shall be handled in accordance withvalid legislation of the Czech Republic.

11. Receipt and return of exhibits

12. Insurance and security

13. Customs directives

14. Additional provisions

15. Address of the exhibition and members of the exhibition's governing bodies:15.1.

World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 - Organising CommitteeHolečkova 10, 225 07 Prague 5, Czech Repubilcphone/fax: + 420 257 313 149, e-mail: [email protected]

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Svaz českých filatelistůHolečkova 10, 225 07 Prague 5, Czech Republic

Address of the exhibition and its headquarters:

The coordinator of the exhibition for the FIP - Joseph Wolff, FIP-President.Address of the Union of Czech Philatelists:

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to extend beyond one frame, and consisting solely of appropriate philatelic material. Parties interested inpresenting one-frame exhibits will receive appropriate information from their national commissioners.

8.1. The size of the exhibition frames is 91 x 111 cm with a capacity of 16 album sheets in the 26.5 x 29.5 cm orA 4 format, arranged in 4 rows of 4 sheets. Album sheets must be continuously numbered on the back onthe upper-right corner and must be inserted in transparent protective covers. The application must state thedimensions of the exhibition sheets used.

8.2. Each exhibitor in competition classes B 1 and B 2 will have 5 exhibition frames assigned for its exhibit. Incompliance with GREX, exhibitors that have already been awarded a large vermeil medal or higher (at least85 points) will be assigned 8 exhibition frames.

8.3. Exhibits in the philatelic literature class (B 3) will be shown in a room where visitors will have theopportunity to study them. Two copies of such exhibits will be sent, and will remain available to the OVafter the end of the exhibition.

8.4. Exhibits in the class of one frame exhibits (B 4) have one exhibition frame available.

Exhibitors shall pay exhibition fees through the national commissioner or the national philatelic union.National commissioners or national philatelic unions shall pay the exhibition fees including all banking fees by wiretransfer to the designated bank account of the OV so that payment shall be credited to the account by 31 May 2008.The amount of the exhibition fee for all competition classes is:

• for 1 exhibition frame (i.e. 16 sheets): 30• for 1 exhibited title in the philatelic literature class: 30

No fees are required in the non-competition classes (A 1, A 2).

If a fee is not paid within the designated period, the exhibitor loses the right to present a registered exhibit.

Exhibits presented in competition classes are judged by the exhibition jury made up of accredited jurorsappointed by the FIP. The jury shall evaluate exhibits in accordance with the specialized regulations and directivesof the International Philatelic Federation (FIP GREV and SREV).

According to the point evaluation of the jury, exhibitors shall be awarded exhibition medals andcorresponding diplomas in accordance with FIP regulations.

• large gold • large silver• gold • silver• large vermeil • silver-bronze• vermeil • bronze

• Grand Prize of the Exhibition• Prize of the City of Prague• other special prizes

Besides awarding medals and prizes, the jury may express congratulations to exhibits distinguishingthemselves with an exceptional philatelic manner of presentation, exceptional value or studious presentation.

8. Exhibition frames

9. Exhibition fees

10. Exhibition awards

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AIJP Meeting and philatelic literaturein the Postal Museum

The World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 will be held under the patronage of AIJP (AssociationInternational des Journalistes Philatéliques).

This world association of philatelic authors and journalists was founded in Prague during theWorld Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 1962. It is open to all philatelic journalists, editors of philatelicmagazines and catalogues, philatelic authors who work for the media or have published philatelicbooks, publishers and traders of philatelic literature and all friends of philatelic literature.

All friends of philatelic literature are invited to join this AIJP meeting.

In the Postal Museum exhibits of the competition class of Philatelic Literature will be shown.Rooms with wall paintings by Josef Navrátil (1798 - 1865) will be a proper milieu for the exhibits.For those who want to look through the literature exhibits a reading room will be disposable.The computers installed there will enable to read the exhibits of electronic literature, too.

One of the Postal Museum rooms is shown on a postcard issued for PRAGA 2008 last year. A partof the wall painting was reproduced on a stamp and a miniature sheet issued for the opening ofthe Museum during PRAGA 1988. In March 2008 another stamp with a different part of the wallpainting will be issued as invitation to PRAGA 2008.

The Postal Museum (Nové Mlýny 2, Praha 1) is only three tram stops far from the ExhibitionGrounds where the other exhibits of PRAGA 2008 will be shown. It can be also easily reached byMetro (Line B, Station Náměstí Republiky).

We are looking forward to see you in the Prague Postal Museum.

Miroslav LanghammerGeneral Commissioner PRAGA 2008AIJP Director

Members of AIJP will meet during PRAGA 2008 on Saturday, 13 September 2008 at 10.00in the Prague Postal Museum.

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The use of postmarks at all important philatelic exhibitions is a fine tradition. Czech Post isplanning to use six of them at the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008. They will be used at CzechPost counters in the Central Hall of the Palace of Industry at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, withthe exception of the postmark for “Philately for Children and Youth.” That postmark will beavailable at the counter of the the Youth Post located in the right wing of the Palace of Industry.The postmarks “World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008” and “International Fair Collector” will beused throughout the entire duration of the exhibition, while the “FIP Day” postmark will be usedon Friday, 12 September 2008, and the “Day of Czechoslovak and Czech Postage Stamps”postmark will be used on Saturday, 13 September 2008. Use of the “UN Day” postmark has beenset for Sunday, 14 September 2008. Also available at Czech Post counters, naturally, will becommemorative labels for registered letters with the logo PRAGA 2008.

Postmarks collectors, we are looking forward to seeing you!

Jarmila MykytynováHead of the Independent PhilatelyDepartmentCzech Post

Commemorative postmarksat the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008

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Salon of Czech Youth

One of the auxiliary events for the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 will be a nationalexhibition of young philatelists titled “Salon of Czech Youth.” The Union of Czech Philatelists andthe organizing committee of the exhibition PRAGA 2008 are reacting in this way to the fact that itwas not possible to create a youth class as such within the context of the world exhibition.

For many years in the history of Czechoslovak and then Czech philately, two kinds of exhibitionshave been and are being held: for adults and for youth. Larger exhibitions have often covered allcompetition classes including a youth class. Often, however, youth exhibitions have been organizedat various levels. Looking back in history, we see that youth exhibitions have even had their ownpostage stamps (e.g. the National Exhibition of Young Philatelists in Pardubice, 1957).This is because adult philatelists are well aware of the importance of bringing up young philatelists.Like it or not, they are the ones who will very soon take over the reins both for stamp collectingand for the organization of philatelic life.

By holding this exhibition in parallel with the world exhibition, the youth committee of theUnion of Czech Philatelists is trying to show the general public the best collections of young Czechphilatelists. At the same time, the committee wants to make the exhibition attractive for the laypublic and to allow qualified youth exhibits to compete at the highest national level.

At the Salon of Czech Youth, you will find many thematic collections, but you will also seecollections that belong to the classes of traditional philately or postal history. The exhibits willshow us the diversity of what young philatelists are collecting. I believe that the exhibits presentedwill show the quality of the collections of young Czech philatelists.

I hope that visitors to PRAGA 2008 will also enjoy this small national exhibition of young Czechphilatelists and that they will appreciate the exhibited postal material as well as the ideaspresented in the various exhibits.

Zdeněk OkáčChairmanof the Salon of Czech Youth

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The year 2008, containing the numeral eight, is not only a traditional year for holding of thePRAGA exhibition, but also an anniversary of the independent Czechoslovak Republic, with whichthe founding of a number of new bureaus and institutions is connected.

For us, two anniversaries are of particular importance: the 90 anniversary of the issuingof the irst Czechoslovak postage stamp and the 90 anniversary of the Postal Museum. Theseanniversaries overlap, so they are commemorated each year on 18 December by exhibitions andphilatelic prints. The Postal Museum in Prague, having archives of all Czechoslovak and Czechstamps and all of the artistic and manufacturing documentation for stamp creation, is anindispensable institution documenting the entire 90-year history of the issuing of postage stamps.Its chief mission is the documenting of postal developments in this country, presented by a newlyupdated exposition on the premises of the Cistercian Monastery in the town of Vyšší Brod, wherethere are unique exhibits. On 5 March 2008 a stamp with a face value of CZK 10 will be released forthe with a motif that the stamp's designer, Otakar Karlas,

drew directly from the theatrical salon in themuseum. It is based on one of the murals byJosef Navrátil depicting the attractive subjectof

taking him across the Vltava Riverin a boat. This cameo is one of 16 muralsrepresenting legends from Czech history (TheCourt of Libuše, the Calling of Přemysl to theThrone, Oldřich and Božena), theatrical scenes(Faust and Marguerite, William Tell) and eventhe artist himself - who paintedhimself in front of an easel holding a palette

and brush. His portrait is used on the FDC. The stamps were engraved by Bohumil Šneider. Besidessheets, the stamps will come out in a philatelic booklet with 8 stamps and 4 coupons.

J. Navrátil (1798-1865) was Prague's most famous decorative painter, specializing in murals forbourgeois, noble and imperial residences. The lovely house at the address Nové mlýny 2, the siteof the Postal Museum, was the original residence for the mill that once stood there. In the19 century, it belonged to Michalovic, a wealthy miller and patron of the arts, who entrusted hisfriend J. Navrátil with decorating the house. Besides the theatrical salon, he also decorated theformer dining room, where there is a picture with a detail, Turin, Monte Superga, that is intimatelyfamiliar to philatelists.

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What new stamps will be issuedfor the World Exhibition PRAGA 2008

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On 28 May 2008 a block of stampsdesigned by Adolf Absolon will comeout. The stamps will depict

. Built in the early 18 century,it is one of the loveliest gardens on thesouthern slope below Prague Castle,and it constitutes a part of thecontinuous complex of palace gardens.Ledeburg Garden was later given itshigh Baroque appearance in 1787 byI. J. Palliardi, in the service of theKolovrat family. The garden's steep terrain is divided into five terraces, connected by staircases andbalustrades. The octagonal gazebo at the summit crowns the entire monumental work. In thelower part of the garden near the palace is the decorated with stucco and paintingsof mythological scenes by V. V. Reiner, dated 1730. The adjacent area with a fountain with Herculeswrestling, depicted on a stamp, leads to the terraces over a twin staircase. There is a fountain inthe middle of the parterre. The Ledeburg garden was reopened in 1995 after renovations. It servesas an excellent venue for formal events including weddings. The stamp engraving is by Martin Srb.Stamp printed by die stamping combined with offset printing is issued as a miniature sheet. Thestamp's face value is CZK 51.

Prague's dominant features are more than just its ancient,historic towers, church steeples and palace roofs. Rightly countedamong those features are such striking examples of contemporaryor recent architecture as the depictedon a stamp. The modern towers of the church were built in1965-8 according to plans by the architect F. M. Černý. The originalneo-Gothic twin towers above the church's façade and themonastery were severely damaged by an American airstrike on14 February 1945. Today, the shape of the amazing, asymmetrical,32-meter concrete vaults with gilded spires evokes angel wings,creating an interesting

. The stamp, created by Karel Zeman incollaboration with the engraver Jaroslav Tvrdoň, will come out on3 September 2008 in a 50-stamps sheet set in checkerboard formatwith pairs alternating in opposite directions .

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Emmaus Monastery ChurchCZK 10

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The Dove and The Liberated Republic, from the years 1920-22, are other stamps from this countryissued in that format.

In 1347 Emperor Charles IV founded the monastery for southern SlavonicBenedictine monks in an effort to strengthen the Slavonic liturgy and to suppress the disputesbetween the Western and Eastern churches. This was the only Slavonic monastery in the empireruled by Charles IV where the monks used Old Church Slavonic as the liturgical language. It got thename Emmaus from the chapter of the Gospel that was read on the day of its consecration(describing the meeting of Jesus with disciples in Emmaus). The monastery became a center oflearning and art.

The triple-nave Monastery Church of the Virgin Mary, Saint Jerome and the Slavonic Patrons isone of Prague's largest. Adjacent to it to the south is the four-winged monastery with arcadesaround the paradise garden. There is also a Gothic royal chapel, a capitular hall and a baroquerefectory. The arcaded hallway is decorated with frescos that are among the most valuableremnants of the Gothic era. In 1990, the Benedictine order returned to the Emmaus Monastery,which is a national cultural landmark.

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A jointcommemorates two importantphilatelic events - the World StampExhibition PRAGA 2008 and theimmediately subsequent WIPA 2008International Stamp Exhibition,to be held from 18 to 21 Sept. 2008in Vienna.

The subject of the joint issue isthe

. On theminiature sheet, free use is madeof a picture postcard published bythe Union of Postal Officials in Vienna in the early 20 century and sent from Vienna to Prague on23 December 1914. It now belongs to the . It bearsa reproduction of a picture signed by K. Schnorpfeil, depicting a coach with a postillion andpassengers drawn by a team of four horses. The landscape is even depicted in the background.

Czech-Austrian issue

express postal coach on theVienna - Brno route in 1750

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In 1750 regularly scheduled postal coaches (diligence) were running between Vienna and Brno.The first trial run on that route was made by the originator of the project, Baron Lillien, in 1749.If needed, a traveler could pay for a special, express trip in a postal coach according to his/her ownrequirements. The price of a trip was based on the distance, the number of horses, transferstations etc., so it was very expensive and was used only in exceptional circumstances by travelersfrom the wealthiest classes. These coaches were usually drawn by teams of four horses, but teamsof six or even eight could be used as needed. The uniform requirements for the postillion includeda red doublet with blue facings, a post horn and high riding boots.

A miniature sheet with a CZK 35 stamp withengraving designed by Václav Fajt has beenprinted by the Prague Post Securities Printer bydie stamping in combination with offsetprinting. It will come out on 12 Sept. 2008,the day of the opening of the exhibitionPRAGA 2008.

Vítězslava FranckováHead of the Independent Departmentfor the Preparation of Stamp IssuesCzech Post

Malá Strana - Detail of Langweil´s model of PragueDate of issue: 14.3.2007

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